Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
8 Hour(s) 30 Minute(s)
Language
English
Rating
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Course Overview
From Mining and the Blockchain to Ethereum and Smart Contracts
Do you like learning about fascinating technology? Are you considering investing in Bitcoin or Ethereum? Are tired of wondering what the heck the Blockchain is? Or maybe you'd just like to hold your own in a conversation on cryptocurrencies at the office?
This course is for students who wish to confidently navigate the rapidly evolving world of cryptocurrency, and it's taught by developers who love technology, rather than investors looking to pitch you. Many courses focus on teaching you how to purchase Bitcoin, but very few explain how it works or why it has become so popular.
The course begins with a basic overview of the history, concepts and vocabulary of cryptocurrency: What it is, how to acquire it, how to send and receive it, how it differs from differs from stocks and bonds, and what the heck a miner is. With that foundation, you will be ready to take on cryptocurrency's more advanced concepts: mining, forks, digital signatures, hashing functions, smart contracts, tokens, and distributed applications (DApps).
This structure makes our course suitable for students of all levels. No math or coding experience is necessary.
By the end of this course, you'll have no trouble answering the following questions:
- What is a Bitcoin? Can I touch it? Where do I get some?
- What is Ethereum? (and, yes, how to buy it)
- How and why cryptocurrency Mining works.
- What exactly happens behind the scenes in a Bitcoin transaction?
- What is a Blockchain? What can it do? What can't it do?
- What is a Smart Contract? What can it do? What can't it do?
- What is an Ethereum Token?
- What i the difference between Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
- What is an Address? A Wallet? A Private Key?
- What is SHA-256? RSA? ECDSA? Why does it matter?
- What is a Digital Signature and why does it prevent someone from stealing my Bitcoin?
- What the heck is Segwit?
This is not a course designed to pitch Bitcoin, Ethereum, or a token! This is a course taught by developers who love technology, rather than investors looking to pitch you.
This course is for information purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice.
Course Content
- 13 section(s)
- 75 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction
- Section 2 Money
- Section 3 Bitcoin Basics
- Section 4 Cryptography and Fingerprinting
- Section 5 Blocks and the Blockchain
- Section 6 The Mechanics of Mining
- Section 7 More About Mining
- Section 8 Public Key Cryptography
- Section 9 Digital Signing and Bitcoin
- Section 10 Ethereum Basics
- Section 11 More About Ethereum
- Section 12 Appendix
- Section 13 Getting Started
What You’ll Learn
- Understand the personal and business applications of Blockchain, Smart Contracts, DApps, and Tokens, Explain Bitcoin and Ethereum to your parents/grandparents/dog, Purchase your own cryptocurrency (if you want, but no pressure otherwise!), Understand the ins and outs of the culture, concepts, and history behind Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the Blockchain, Formulate conspiracy theories about Satoshi Nakamoto
Reviews
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DDeb Bunting
Lost me at mining. I do have a better grasp of the history, purpose and process of crypto exchange.
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EEsnath Dube
It was especially because I work in the banking sector, I got a deeper insight into cryptocurrency.
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PPrince Machakaire
I am learning more to what Bitcoin is and types of currencies. I am looking forward to learning more.
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SStanislas D'Anthouard
funny and factual. top class !
